To which degree was ancient medical knowledge incorporated into the healing
narratives of the Gospel of Luke? Focusing on the crossroads of theology and
medical history, Annette Weissenrieder analyzes the illness-related terminology
of the Gospel against the background of classical medical texts.

Contents include: Introduction, New Testament Depictions of Illness and Ancient
Medicine - an Overview of the Research, Perception of Reality and the Construction
of Illnesses, Constructs of Illness in Ancient Scientific Medicine, Elisabeth
and Zacharias, The Healing of the Ten "Lepers": Luke 17:11-19, Coherencies in
the Lucan Healing Narratives against the Background of Ancient Medicine, Constructs
of Illness in the Gospel of Luke against the Backdrop of Ancient Medical History,
"Lucas evangelista, num idem, qui Lucas medicus Col. IV, 14?"